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Even when they're not in uniform, cops are everywhere in our media: music, film, TV, TikTok, journalism, and more. pop justice is Scalawag's bi-weekly newsletter that sits right at the intersection of popular culture and justice—namely through abolition.
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more in pop justice:
How Tina Turner's trauma remains a hip-hop trope—and why we need to abolish it
Fully reckoning with Turner's legacy forces us to confront an uncomfortable fact: her trauma has often been mocked in the pop landscape that she helped create.
Night Court: New(ish) Sitcom, Same Copaganda
A criminal-legal reporter ventures into Night Court—the cringy sitcom reboot and the real courtroom in Manhattan.
We're Queer, 'We're Here,' and We're Fighting Back
HBO's Drag Race spinoff 'We're Here' finally waded into politics targeting LGBTQ+ rights, making it the most important season yet, as drag bans pop up in statehouses.
Everything (Queer) Everywhere All At Once
Although the film focuses on queerness and alternative universes, the awards season darling still props up the nuclear family and agents of the state—even as the constructs fail the Wangs.
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